Parca enim est, sed viaticum quod reliquum est hospitibus libenter dat.

No. It is capitalized only because it is the first word of the sentence.

Here parca is an adjective meaning frugal, thrifty, or sparing. With est, it works as a predicate adjective: she is frugal.

Parca is feminine nominative singular.

It agrees with the understood subject, which is a woman. So:

• parcus = masculine singular
• parca = feminine singular
• parcum = neuter singular

Because the sentence is talking about she, Latin uses parca.

Latin often leaves subject pronouns unstated when the verb already shows the person and number.

Both est and dat are third person singular, so the sentence means he/she/it is and he/she/it gives. The wider context tells you that the subject is she.

Because enim is a postpositive word. That means it normally comes after the first word or phrase in its clause, not before it.

So Latin says:

• Parca enim est

even though English says:

• For she is frugal or
• She is indeed frugal

This is completely normal Latin word order for enim.

They do different jobs.

• enim links this statement to what came before and gives a reason or explanation: for, you see, indeed
• sed introduces a contrast inside the sentence: but

So the sense is something like: she is frugal, but in spite of that, she still gives what remains.

Viaticum is the direct object of dat, so it is in the accusative singular.

Its basic meaning is something like:

• provisions for a journey
• travel money
• supplies for the road

The exact English wording depends on context, but grammatically it is simply the thing she gives.

It is a relative clause describing viaticum.

Literally, it means:

• which is remaining
• which is left

So:

• viaticum quod reliquum est

means:

• the viaticum that remains
• the remaining travel provisions
• whatever travel money is left

Latin often uses a relative clause where English might use a simpler adjective like remaining.

Because quod is the relative pronoun referring back to viaticum, which is neuter singular.

A relative pronoun agrees with its antecedent in gender and number, so:

• masculine singular: qui
• feminine singular: quae
• neuter singular: quod

Since viaticum is neuter singular, the relative pronoun must be quod.

No. Quod gets its gender and number from viaticum, but its case comes from its own job inside the relative clause.

In quod reliquum est, quod is the subject of est, so it is nominative.

This is a very important Latin rule:

• agreement in gender/number with the antecedent
• case determined by function in the relative clause

Because it goes with quod in the clause quod reliquum est.

It is a predicate adjective with est:

• quod ... est = which is ...
• reliquum = remaining, left over

So quod reliquum est literally means which is remaining.

A small detail that can confuse learners: in neuter singular, the nominative and accusative forms look the same. So reliquum here is nominative in function, even though it looks identical to the accusative form.

Hospitibus is dative plural, the indirect object of dat.

So it means:

• to the guests or
• for the guests

Latin often uses the dative with verbs of giving, where English uses to.

Not always. The noun hospes can mean guest, host, or sometimes stranger/foreigner, depending on context.

So hospitibus could in principle mean different things. But if the meaning has already been supplied to the learner as guests, then that is the right interpretation here.

Libenter is an adverb meaning gladly, willingly, or with pleasure.

It modifies dat:

• libenter dat = she gladly gives

It tells you about how she gives, not what she gives.

Classical Latin has no definite or indefinite article. So Latin does not have separate words for the or a/an.

That means a word like viaticum can mean:

• the travel provisions
• some travel provisions
• travel provisions

The context tells you which English article makes best sense.

It is normal Latin word order, even though it is not the most natural English order.

A more mechanical rearrangement would be:

• Parca enim est, sed dat hospitibus viaticum quod reliquum est.

But Latin is flexible with word order. The original order lets viaticum quod reliquum est stay together as a unit before hospitibus libenter dat, and it can also give a nice emphasis to what she gives.